Crișul Negru

The Crișul Negru (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). The river has its source in the western Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Ștei and Beiuș in Romania. Crossing the border of Hungary the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös river.[1] In Romania, its length is 164 km (102 mi) and its basin size is 3,820 km2 (1,470 sq mi).[2] Part of the water from the river Crișul Repede is diverted towards the Crișul Negru by the Criș Collector Canal.

Crișul Negru
Fekete-Körös
Location
CountriesRomania and Hungary
Counties
Towns
Physical characteristics
SourceApuseni Mountains
 • elevation1,460 m (4,790 ft)
MouthKörös (Criş)
 • location
near Gyula,
Hungary
 • coordinates
46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E
Length168 km (104 mi)
Basin size4,450 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationZerind
 • average31.40 m3/s (1,109 cu ft/s)
 • minimum0.47 m3/s (17 cu ft/s)
 • maximum648 m3/s (22,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionKörös→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftTeuz
 • rightHolod

Hydronymy

The name of this river comes from earlier Dacian Krísos, which meant "black",[3] making this a doublet (cf. Bulg čer "black", Old Church Slavonic čǐrnǔ, Old Prussian kirsnan, Albanian sorrë "raven") with Romanian negru "black". The upper course, upstream from the confluence with the Crișul Băița, is sometimes called Crișul Poienii.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the Crișul Negru, from source to mouth: Vașcău, Ștei, Rieni, Drăgănești, Oradea, Tărcaia, Beiuș, Șuncuiuș, Uileacu de Beiuș, Șoimi, Căpâlna, Tinca, Batăr, Avram Iancu, Zerind in Romania, and Sarkad in Hungary.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Crișul Negru (from source to mouth):[2]

References
  1. Planul de management al riscului la inundații - Administrația Bazinală de Apă Crișuri, p. 7
  2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 106–113. OCLC 895459847. River code: III.1.42
  3. Katičic', Radislav. Ancient Languages of the Balkans, Part One. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 150.
  • Trasee turistice – județul Bihor
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